Mattie McGrath
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Independent · Tipperary South · serving since 2024-11-29
- Vote recorded in 148 of 401 divisions in the archive
- 393 debate contributions
- 545 parliamentary questions asked
Record timeline
- constituency Tipperary South 2024-11-29 to present
- party Independent 2024-11-29 to present
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2025-06-17 · to Finance
274. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance how someone who believes their name is unfairly on the Credit Register can have their name removed as they are unable to access any credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32099/25]
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2025-06-17 · to Education
397. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) in south Tipperary has not been allocated a single SNA despite a number of children with needs in the school; if this decision will be reviewed on appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32004/25]
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2025-06-17 · to Health
762. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will give an update on equal access to treatments for adults living with spinal muscular atrophy; when a review of fair criteria for age-based assessment is expected, so that all individuals with SMA are treated equally under the healthcare system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31878/25]
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2025-06-12 · to Education
124. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reasons a school (details supplied) in south Tipperary that had previously had a new special class sanctioned has had the class withdrawn without any engagement to overcome the issues; if she will urgently review this decision by the NCSE which has left a number of students without an appropriate class place; how this class could have been sanctioned and publicly announced by her office only to be withdrawn; how a number of schools in south Tipperary which were given a verbal agreement to open ASD classes but were subsequently halted leaving a number of students without an appropriate class place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30152/25]
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2025-06-12 · to Climate
194. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of the 16 settlements reported by the EPA to be discharging raw sewage in 2024 that are still discharging raw sewerage; the anticipated date by which the discharge of raw sewerage is expected to cease in respect of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31423/25]
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2025-06-12 · to Climate
195. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of settlements that are known by his Department to have wastewater treatment facilities that fail to meet EU standards set to protect the environment, including the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31424/25]
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2025-06-12 · to Climate
196. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of the 547 unsewered settlements in Ireland, many of which are coastal summer holiday destinations, that have an average weekly loading in excess of 2,000 PE during some months of the summer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31425/25]
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2025-06-12 · to Climate
197. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment who he and his Department considers responsible for the assessment of sub-threshold agglomerations, particularly in coastal locations where the population equivalent varies disproportionately during the summer season, given that the statutory body responsible for wastewater treatment and networks, Uisce Éireann, does not assess locations which do not have existing sewerage network or treatment facility, but is instead focussed on upgrading existing sewerage networks and treatment facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31426/25]
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2025-06-12 · to Education
358. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the up-to-date position regarding a project (details supplied); the likely timeline for this project to proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31627/25]
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2025-06-12 · to Education
359. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the school transport review; in a case in which a student that attends an all girls primary school and wants to continue her secondary education in an all girls secondary school but there is no all girls school in her closest town will she be granted a bus ticket to travel to her nearest single sex school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31627/25]
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2025-06-11 · to Social
184. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare payments that are collected once every seven or eight weeks in south Tipperary; if there is a large number of Ukrainians collecting their payments once every seven to eight weeks; the investigations carried out where a payment is collected infrequently, that is, once every number of weeks; his views on reports that Ukrainians are flying in and out of the country to collect payments, staying one night and leaving again; the measures taken to avoid welfare tourists in this manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30856/25]
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2025-06-10 · to Climate
129. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the plans there are to address the huge delays with provision of wastewater treatment systems; the plans to address the inadequacy of existing wastewater treatment systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30256/25]
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2025-06-10 · to Climate
154. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the contingency plans the State has in place to deal with widespread power outages similar to those experienced on mainland Europe. [22229/25]
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2025-06-10 · to Education
515. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the NCSE has now withdrawn a new ASD class at a school (details supplied) which was sanctioned back in March and announced by her office and regarding which parents were offered classes; if she will urgently reverse this decision and work with the school to ensure this class proceeds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29121/25]
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2025-06-10 · to Education
559. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the additional accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29605/25]
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2025-06-10 · to Justice
978. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if EU nationals who arrive in Ireland and stay beyond three months are checked to ensure they have not overstayed their three-month allocation, and, that if they decided to stay after three months, they are working, have enough resources that they or their dependents do not become a burden on the social system and that they have comprehensive sickness insurance, the requirements as outlined in the Citizens Information Board EC 'Moving within the EU' document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29102/25]
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2025-06-10 · to Agriculture
1109. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase the rebate paid to local authorities for horse welfare and impounding instances given the current cost far outweighs the rebate paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29551/25]
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2025-06-10 · to Children
1156. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when funding will be provided for an occupational therapy service in south Tipperary; to outline the current position; the reasons for the delay in resolving this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29119/25]
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2025-06-10 · to Children
1179. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will ensure that a sustainable funding stream will be provided to a centre in Tipperary that provides training, support and employment for people with mental health issues in south Tipperary to ensure the sustainability of the centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29654/25]
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2025-06-10 · to Health
1288. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health when a new cancer medication (details supplied), which has been approved by the European Medicines Agency, will be approved in Ireland and included in the HSE reimbursement scheme; the reason for the delay in including this medication in the reimbursement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29101/25]
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2025-06-10 · to Health
1302. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is providing free GP visits to members of Roma communities, protection applicants and undocumented migrants only; the numbers of clinics being provided; the cost of these services; the means testing carried out for access to these free GP services as Irish citizens are subject to means-testing for free GP services; the reasons these communities are in receipt of services which are more favourable to the services being offered to Irish citizens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29125/25]
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2025-06-10 · to Health
1326. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce financial support for families going through IVF treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29204/25]
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2025-06-10 · to Health
1439. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that a sustainable funding stream will be provided to a centre in Tipperary that provides training, support and employment for people with mental health issues in south Tipperary to ensure the sustainability of the centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29655/25]
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2025-05-27 · to Social
414. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will confirm reports that IPAS applicants/those who have received permission to stay are being granted vouchers (details supplied) to the value of €180 per week on a regular basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26712/25]
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2025-05-27 · to Justice
488. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 98 of 21 May 2025, to provide further information on whether the multi-stakeholder process has commenced to determine the long-term strategy for the sites; if he will outline the stakeholders involved in the process; if local elected representatives will be involved in the process or informed of the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27697/25]